101 Itchen Avenue, Bishopstoke, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 8NL
Evidence considered
- Landlord's agent provided a selection of comparable rental evidence
- Tribunal also relied on its own general knowledge of rental values in the Eastleigh area
- No adjustment made for condition based on evidence and parties' statements
Tenant submitted evidence: yes. Landlord submitted evidence: yes.
Tribunal's reasoning
The landlord had served a section 13(2) notice proposing to raise the rent from £1,210 to £1,500 per month, and the tenant referred the matter to the tribunal. Without inspecting the property, the tribunal considered the landlord's comparable evidence and the parties' written submissions, combined with its own expert knowledge of rental values in the Eastleigh area, and determined an open market rent of £1,400 per month. No adjustment was made for the property's condition, and the new rent took effect from the date specified in the landlord's notice as no undue hardship evidence was presented.
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